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BOAC in the old days

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:12 am
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by Bergerie 1 » Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:19 am
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Do you remember the days when airline flying was glamorous, people dressed up to travel and airports were pleasant places to visit? Must be getting...

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Flew out of Idlewild to the Caribbean on January 1st 196? when they changed the name to Kennedy. The VOR ident changed from IDL to JFK at 00.01 hrs....
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Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:12 am
Empire - When 1/4 of the world and gin was, mostly, pink..

Last post by tango15 « Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:36 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Feb 08, 2020 1:19 pm

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I've read 'Beyond the Blue Horizon', a fabulous read indeed! :)

Just ordered the electronic version. The government needs the VAT, I believe :|

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Last post by tango15
Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:36 pm
QF Farewell the 747

Last post by ian16th « Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:09 pm
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by EA01 » Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:22 am

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Drove down to Surfers Paradise beach today to watch the 'joy flight', farewell of QANTAS 747-438 (VH-OEJ),.... and what a sight it was! :) ....down...

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I was mentally reminiscing the many hours spent on the 747, when I realised that my last trip on one was with Iberia!

What a low point to go out on...

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Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:09 pm
31 years ago

Last post by Capetonian « Tue May 05, 2020 12:11 pm
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by ricardian » Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:16 pm

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Lockerbie

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He was almost certainly guilty of something.

The only concern I have is the waste of taxpayers' money.

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Last post by Capetonian
Tue May 05, 2020 12:11 pm
Dan at Man

Last post by Boac « Mon May 04, 2020 2:17 pm
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by Ibbie » Sun May 03, 2020 9:48 am

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Thought some of you might like to have a read at this article by The Aviation Society at Manchester:

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An amzingly modest consumption!!

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Mon May 04, 2020 2:17 pm
Would one go back to airline flying?

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:58 am
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by Slasher » Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:56 am

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In TRABB I mentioned I sat next to a fellow retiree on my way to HKG last night.

We talked about why we retired. He quit at 54 because he’d had a...

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Yes, my grandson showed interest after I had let him fly me around a bit at that age, but being 12,000 nm. away doesn’t help and he is drifting...

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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:58 am
Sioux City DC10 Captain Has Died

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:19 am
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by FD2 » Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:29 am

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Al Haynes, captain of the United Airlines DC10 which crash landed at Sioux City Airport has died. A subject discussed during CRM courses for many...

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The 1972 BEA Trident crash at Staines was also cited in courses, but as an illustration of the way a flight should not be conducted. Apparently the...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:19 am
Harry Goodman -Air Europe

Last post by Fatzdaddio « Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:39 pm
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by Ibbie » Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:54 am

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The man who brought us Air Europe, together with package holiday companies Enterprise, Intasun and Club 18-30 in the International Leisure Group,...

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I had the experience in Air Europe of flying to Jersey in the Capt seat when I was an F/O and flying back to Gatwick in the F/O seat as a Capt.

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Last post by Fatzdaddio
Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:39 pm
British Island Airways

Last post by Fatzdaddio « Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:33 pm
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by om15 » Sat Jan 09, 2016 5:57 pm

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Does anyone have connections or memories of British Island Airways? this was my first civilian job, I joined in June 1979 at Blackpool as an airframe...

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I flew BAC 1-11 with BIA and had great life experiences flying with people who mostly were nice and tolerant ..important for me !!

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Last post by Fatzdaddio
Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:33 pm
Epic journey of Pan Am Clipper remembered

Last post by ian16th « Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:47 am
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by Slasher » Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:26 am

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Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:47 am
When Britain Ruled the Skies BBC4 tonight 1900Z

Last post by Capetonian « Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:20 pm

by Capetonian » Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:20 pm

A look at how by the 1960s the UK's passenger airline industry was the largest in the world.
(Part 2)

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Last post by Capetonian
Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:20 pm
From biplanes to Concorde

Last post by Woody « Sat Mar 09, 2019 6:54 pm
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by Capetonian » Sat Jul 14, 2018 5:15 am

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Some excellent photos in this one. Usual DM inaccuracies, for example :

A BEA Viscount 800 receiving its passengers. The Viscount is the most...

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Here’s G-BNLY repainted back into LANDOR livery

Operating BA211 to Miami from T3, nearly 2 hours late :((

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Last post by Woody
Sat Mar 09, 2019 6:54 pm
High Performance Passenger Airliners

Last post by boing « Thu Nov 22, 2018 6:49 pm
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by Slasher » Sat Nov 17, 2018 1:09 pm
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Nice one Plum! 👍🏻

I'd been on the DC9-30 for about a year when my arse got strapped to the 72. The DC9 was a real leather jacket 'n bitchpad machine...

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The 727 was definitely not a high altitude aircraft, the engines were not powerful enough which left you staggering for height if you pushed it too...
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Last post by boing
Thu Nov 22, 2018 6:49 pm
PIA

Last post by 1DC « Sun Nov 18, 2018 4:28 pm
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by Wodrick » Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:10 pm

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The mention of AI and PIA above got one to reminiscing.

A few years ago I am running the Line Engineering shift at Manchester, we've done the...

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In the early sixties i was joining a ship in the Persian Gulf,when i received my flight tickets i was disappointed to find i was flying PIA to...

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Last post by 1DC
Sun Nov 18, 2018 4:28 pm
Best and worst airline experience

Last post by 603DX « Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:34 pm
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by Rwy in Sight » Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:17 pm
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We discussed which airlines would like to see back and how about if we discuss which airline flight we would remember as best and which one as worst....

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I have been fortunate with two Bests , and to date no significant Worst airline experience.

Best 1:
Very late December 1965, and booked on British...
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Last post by 603DX
Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:34 pm
How it used to be???

Last post by ian16th « Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:24 pm
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by ian16th » Mon Jun 27, 2016 3:42 pm

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Civillian Flying in the 50's

All my flying in the 50's was restricted to:
Avro Anson
Handley Page Hastings
Vickers Varsity
Blackburn Beverley

So I...

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I have a moonboot in the garage, from when I broke my left ankle, and a pair of crutches.

Now what wording does the Dr's note require?

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Last post by ian16th
Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:24 pm
BOAC

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Sat Jun 04, 2016 5:24 pm
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by Flame Lily FX » Fri Jun 03, 2016 2:34 pm

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Sat Jun 04, 2016 5:24 pm
why can't airlines get the seats right?

Last post by Sisemen « Tue Nov 24, 2015 1:03 am
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by dubbleyew eight » Mon Nov 23, 2015 12:58 pm

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I flew on Jetstar from Perth to Singapore 5 1/2 hours thereabouts.
then Singapore to Bangkok 2 1/2 hours thereabouts.
I couldnt believe how bad the...

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Jet Star - says it all really. Flew with them once as it was the only reasonable connecting flight back to Perth. Never again.

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Last post by Sisemen
Tue Nov 24, 2015 1:03 am
Norwegian Expedition

Last post by Firefly « Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:35 pm

by Firefly » Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:35 pm

If anyone happens to know a Captain Donohoe from Norwegian, tell him the frequent flying PG pilot in seat 8A thought the sideways taxi off stand in...

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Last post by Firefly
Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:35 pm
Air India adjusts weight

Last post by Sisemen « Sun Nov 22, 2015 6:25 am
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by probes » Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:11 pm

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An Air India official told the BBC that the order had been made on the basis of a document issued by the civil aviation authority last year.
The...

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Commenting on a grossly overweight QANTAS hostie got me the permanent ban from TOP :ymdevil:

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Last post by Sisemen
Sun Nov 22, 2015 6:25 am
Why airlines are failing?

Last post by Rwy in Sight « Sun Nov 08, 2015 4:28 pm
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by Rwy in Sight » Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:16 pm

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I wanted to start a thread after a very active member decided to leave the sand pit. There was a feeling that there are some signs showing an airline...

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Lockerbie was a mixed case. Pan Am to an extend was the target for being a major American carrier and there was a recession between the bombing and...

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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Sun Nov 08, 2015 4:28 pm
Airlines remembered long after they've gone.

Last post by Ibbie « Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:49 am
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by Alisoncc » Thu Sep 03, 2015 1:30 am
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Always had a soft spot for Pan-Am. During my time as a Field Engineer with RCA in the late sixties - remember AVQ-10, 20 & 30, plus their DME's...

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Just thinking back as it would have been my old man's birthday today, to the time he checked in to a hotel in Glasgow and was given a big plush...
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Last post by Ibbie
Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:49 am
Lunacy of airline pricing

Last post by probes « Sat Sep 05, 2015 10:25 am
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by Capetonian » Sat Sep 05, 2015 6:46 am

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There doesn't seem to be a more appropriate forum for this so I'll post it here as others might find it interesting.

Note received from a friend who...

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That’s only if you paint non-stop all the way around the room... :ymapplause: 8-}

P.S the layout is very good - not too much on the forum board...

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Sat Sep 05, 2015 10:25 am

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